Gabriel Zada
American neurosurgeon
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Gabriel Zada (born December 14, 1978) is Professor of Neurological Surgery at the University of Southern California.[1] He is known for his work in brain tumor and pituitary tumor surgery.[2] He is the director of the USC Brain Tumor Center, USC Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery Program and USC Radiosurgery Center.[3][4] He is also an NIH-funded principal investigator at the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute.[5][6][7][8] He has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles on various neurosurgical topics.[9][10][11][12]
- Bachelor's degree in molecular and cell biology from University of California Berkeley in 2000
- Medical degree from University of California San Francisco in 2004
- Fellowships from Harvard Medical School (Brigham and Women's Hospital) and Università Degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
- Master's Degree in Clinical and Biomedical Investigation from the University of Southern California in 2015
- Neurosurgeon
- professor
- Author
- Scientist
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| Born | December 14, 1978 |
| Citizenship | United States |
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| Known for | brain tumor and pituitary tumor surgery, minimally invasive cranial surgery |
| Awards | Fellowship of the American College of Surgeons |
Early life and education
Zada graduated from Van Nuys High School in 1996. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley, an MD from the University of California, San Francisco, in 2004, and completed postgraduate training and fellowships at LAC+USC Medical Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the University of Naples Federico II. In 2015, he earned a master’s degree from the University of Southern California and became board certified in neurological surgery.[13]
Career
Zada joined the Keck School of Medicine of USC as an assistant professor in 2011. As of 2021, he is a professor of neurosurgery, Otolaryngology, and Internal Medicine at USC. He is a faculty member at the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute of USC and Associate Residency Program Director at USC Neurosurgery Residency Program.[14]
Zada is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.[15]
Books
- Zada, Gabriel; Jensen, Randy L. (2016). Meningiomas. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ISBN 978-0323443890.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Atlas of Sellar and Parasellar Lesions: Clinical, Radiologic, and Pathologic Correlations. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PU. 2016. ISBN 978-3319342719.
- Zada, Gabriel; Pradilla, Gustavo; Day, J.D. (2023). Subcortical Neurosurgery: Open and Parafascicular Channel-Based Approaches for Subcortical and Intraventricular Lesions. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL. ISBN 978-3030951559.
Selected publications
- Endonasal transsphenoidal approach to treat pituitary adenomas and other sellar lesions: an assessment of efficacy, safety, and patient impressions of the surgery, published in 2003[16]
Awards and recognition
- 2009 Dandy Fellowship Award Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), New Orleans, LA
- 2009 Integra Foundation Award for Brain Tumor Research, Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), New Orleans, LA[17]
- 2010 Mahaley Brain Tumor Research Award, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), Philadelphia, PA
- 2015 Byron Cone Pevehouse Research Award, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), Washington, DC
- 2017 Integra Foundation Award for Brain Tumor Research, Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), Boston, MA